Practice Make Me Sick
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:19 PM /
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I got sick from our class' weekly sport practice last Friday. To top it all I got sore muscles and sore throat. How was that for playing football, jogging and frisbee?! I could barely make it out from bed the next day. The following Monday I was diagnosed acidic from drinking too much orange juice. I don't know what the $%*!@ happened. Sports is healthy. So are orange juice and tea. My mom figured I was overdoing the healthy lifestyle.Labels: drinks, healthy, ken chua, lifestyle, sickness, sports
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The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Friday, July 24, 2009 6:39 PM /
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Inspired from Kipling's The Jungle Book, The Graveyard Book is set (uh..obviously) in a graveyard where young Nobody Owens is taken custody by ghosts when his family were silently murdered one misty night.
Strange as his name, Bod (short for Nobody) can walk the path between the living and the dead, seeing and talking to the invisible, learning lessons from dead historians, mastering the art of Fading and Dreamwalking, and exploring crypts and secret ghoul-gates unlike any kid his age dared go. He gets to explore the land beyond the living and meets more than the dead and the undead. Bod encountes many coloful and one-toned characters in a world of somber black and ghasly white: ghouls, The Lady on the Gey, a female werewolf, and more than three hundred ghosts which includes Caius Pompeius and the famous poet Nehemiah Trot. And there's also Liz the Witch who never forgets.This book is another latest addition on Gaiman's collection of bedtime tales for little ears. But adults might as well enjoy reading this ghost-friendly book!PS: it's not really THAT scary!Labels: book, children books, fantasy, feature, ghost, ken chua, neil gaiman, reading, review
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Beautiful Big Machines
Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:23 PM /
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My Favorite Autobots:
Chromia and Arcee Twins - Hot female Autobots as well as their decoy rider. I wonder who she (the rider) is..
Sideswipe - Silvery, Flashy. I like how he was given robo-"roller shoes" instead of robo-"shoes"! And he has detachable blades for melee combat. Definitely Classy.
Skid and Mudflap - The twins took an "upgrade" at the later part of the movie switiching the popsicle-selling candy van for a green and a red car. Despite their comic antics, nobody (and nothing) messes with these twins!
Bumblebee - Everyone's favorite I guess.
My Favorite Decepticons:
Scorponok - Aw, reminds me of DotA's Sand King. Too little exposure..For a second he appeared on screen, and the next three seconds he was dead! Ggrrr..!
Rampage - I like his belt, or whatever it was dangling in his arm. Too bad Bee killed him.
Demolisher - Okay, this guy deserves a credit since he was the one to bring the first scenes into action.
Devistator - So far he's he biggest Decepticon to appear on screen consisting of more than 3 different cars which is unfair, since why are the Decepticons so advance and complex when evil is bred in their nature? Should goodness be kept plain and simple? Hmmm..
Anyway, Michael Bay has done it again on Transformers 2! For sure, fans would expect another installment.
My clenched fist can't help transforming into two-thumbs up for this movie!Labels: animation, autobot, decepticon, machines, robot, sci-fi, transformers
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The Teacher Perfect This GenerationX
Monday, July 20, 2009 4:08 PM /
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What’s wrong with teachers anyway?
I am greatly mystified how a teacher affects my studies. It’s not crush, or love or because I need to pee. Generally, it’s the age gap because they know a lot of things: petty things (like how to crimp, how to type properly), useful things (Programming, Java) and dull things (still Programming, Java). It’s all depends on us to sort out which of these are useful or just plain nonsense.
But seriously, a few instances came when I got a helluva urge to scream in frustration when a teacher fails to teach right. Poise and good looks are interesting enough but speech communication and attitude really draws me toward a teacher. I mean, he/she has the spotlight and the floor already; surely he/she could deliver the lines well enough like the President’s speech to amaze and inspire me.
A teacher is mostly the primary reason why a student wants to enroll in his/her class. But in my case (I have blocked schedule), I sometimes wish my teacher to be a lil bit late, or have a sore throat or maybe she’ll catch a virus or something. Just minor casualties.
But hey! A new development is rapidly spreading among teachers these days. With technology as its carrier, expect your teacher to conduct classes virtually and give tests and homework online. However, just as our instructors have substituted to laptops and projectors from chalk and board, we students, whose money is controlled entirely by our dear parents, couldn't switch easily to a more advanced notebooks due to their lack of enthusiasm.
What are the characteristics that transmuted the art of teaching?
Lifespan – teachers get tired, could take LOA. Worst they get sick (No classes!). Let's admit it: they're merely human. So I wouldn't exaggerate if Lao Tzu didn't lived long enough to teach me his principles. Honestly, being shipped off to mainland China to live among monks and ponder new philosophies seems like a disastrous idea. With computers however, it's different. A computer company's newly-released 'baby' can be proven effective and yet a mainframe computer could still be your teacher despite its old age. But they have their drawbacks too: they have no distinct personalities, just specs and design. It's like if you've seen one computer, you've seen them all. Our teachers however, are different in his/her own way. Maam Beth can only be Maam Beth, right? If she's gone or decides to leave us one day, no one and nothing can ever replace her.
Reliability and Accuracy – the existence of ebooks allows us the assurance and confidence for accuracy like any other workbooks used by our teachers. Various sources from the net could be proven useful but not all are reliable. Take note: your teacher's book is mostly accurate and reliable since he/she is using it in your class. Then again, not all ebooks are accurate. Some haven't been thoroughly edited and proofread due to lack of budget - that's why it's published virtually. And another note: blogs are also not that accurate and reliable since a blogger doesn't have an editor nor any standards of netiquette. A blogger can publish what he/she wants for all he/she care. Like moi. :-P
Accessibility and Connectivity – Ever had deadlines at midnight? Or take home quizzes? With technology's tentacle squiggling from the wires inside our computer laboratories extending to our homes, yes we can! Many students have been given ample time to maximize their productivity, channeling their energy into frenzied partying before consuming their creative juices. Students, be grateful for this.
These complexities have altered the tools used in teaching and like a double-edged sword, it has drawn strength to improve and strengthen its influence over us but also weakened our sense of frailty. Being dependent on machines, we have immersed ourselves into the world of the virtual unknown. It's like Buzz being alone in a planet full of three-eyed creatures. You'll feel alienated.
Imagine when our beloved teachers will be obsolete and will be replaced by androids, implanting RFIDs inside our brain to keep watch on our work and track our current activities. It's like Big Brother in school, so we have to be good at all times. And well behaved.
Not to mention to be respectful too.
Or else they'd take back not just the implanted RFID but your brains as well and use it for other purposes. These robots could literally get heartless sometimes.
Well, I prefer to keep my brain (without the RFIDs) inside my head, to scribble notes on my torn notebook. I prefer my human teachers despite them being imperfect, temperamental and subject to emotional reactions and casualties. And I think most of the people will agree about that.Labels: autobot, decepticon, ken chua, lifestyle, machines, robot, school
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